as in amphitheater
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium

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Recent Examples of auditorium During the last eight minutes of Wait Until Dark, theater owners dim the auditoriums' lights as Susy tries to escape her own apartment for ultimate effect. Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025 Now, in preparation for its 100th anniversary in 2028, the theatre is undergoing a multimillion-dollar, phase-by-phase restoration of its historic interior and auditorium. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025 The local arts community is in alignment, said Cody Lund, executive director of Boise Centre and the auditorium district, at the event Thursday. Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025 Rose, Chico, and Tupac made their official debut at the annual Dunbar talent show, a staple event held in the school auditorium that brought out singers and rappers, dancers and actors, jugglers and ventriloquists. Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for auditorium
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Noun
  • At its center is a large, multi-purpose, open air central plaza that transforms from a relaxed seating area to an amphitheater or community space.
    Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The peaceful atmosphere became more excited when a flood of thousands more demonstrators arrived to the lake’s amphitheater, having marched from Wilma Chan Park a half-mile away.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But when Ronnie set the theater's copy of The Music Man in motion on the projector, Matty appeared on screen holding what looked like a baby swaddled in a blanket.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The home features a walkout basement with a movie theater, spa, custom workout room and sunken golf simulator, Heffernan said.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Six months after a high-profile arrest and indictment of a judge at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex, the county's chief judge has yet to issue a formal policy about what leeway federal immigration agents have to operate in the county's halls of justice.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Fans still leave baseballs at the tombstone of New York Yankees hall of famer Joe DiMaggio at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, more than 25 years after his death.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditorium. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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